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Jules Gray
@julesgray.bsky.social
Singer. Strummer. Writer.
"I'm still briefly alive. Be kind, be real, or get out of my face."
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Formal introduction (if'n you don't know by now)...
I'm Jules. I sing. I strum the guitar. I sometimes write things.
I also dig stand-up, space, art, animals, books, snooker and cycling.
I lost Gill, the yin to my yang, in 2019. This feed is dedicated to her.
Be kind, be real, or get out of my face.
Ten acts you've seen that nobody on BlueSky can match:

The Small Ads
Mad Teddies
Negative Zone
The Fanatics
The Cybernauts
World Service
Box 'Em Domies
Rob Tyler
Special Needs
The Dog Walker Band
Ten acts you've seen that nobody on BlueSky can match

Grant McLennan
The Field Mice
Northern Picture Library
Trembling Blue Stars
The Luxembourg Signal
Moose
Steve Kilbey
Vetchinsky Settings
The Railway Children
The Durutti Column
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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... cock in a ring.
November 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
For my friends over there.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVGd...
Now Be Thankful (Mono Version)
YouTube video by Fairport Convention - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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#Top30TomWaits

Martha

A majestic piece of storytelling, told from one side of a phone conversation, so we get but one side of this sad story. Why did they break up? Was it due to his 'impulsiveness'? And what about the enigmatic last line: '*trembling* close to you'?

#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
November 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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#NowListening #MusicSky #5DebutAlbums7074

Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Magnetic South

Honestly not an era I have a lot of favorites in/deep knowledge of, but this one is a firm favorite and off the top of my head my number one pick.
November 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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IT LEGO ME!
📚 @quantick.bsky.social builds worlds at Into Books.

David's first collection of short stories, And Other Stories, is available at all good bookshops or directly from our website.
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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#90sTop30

Day 25. Starting 3 songs of 1998 with #ManicStreetPreachers

Inspired by Spanish Civil War & Welsh volunteers who joined left-wing International Brigades fighting for the Republic against Franco's military rebels, it also has new meaning now

m.youtube.com/watch?v=cX8s...

#MusicChallenge
Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (Official Video)
YouTube video by ManicStPreachersVEVO
m.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
This fan mix for Real Love combines the best elements of the two remixes (2015 and 2025) and eliminates the deficiences of the new mix.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_hD...
The Beatles - Real Love (2015 x 2025 Hybrid Mix)
YouTube video by YtKita
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Nicely done elongated edit of Who Are You...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdKp...
The Who - Who Are You (Long Version with Extra Verse) By JnJ Studiios
YouTube video by afishionado
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
RIP the remarkable Jimmy Cliff.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpQr...
The Harder They Come
YouTube video by Jimmy Cliff - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
One more time, everybody sing!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZcm...
Hey Cowboy
YouTube video by Lee Hazlewood - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Current earworm courtesy of Uncle Bob...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTjV...
Robert Pollard - I'm Gonna Miss My Horse
YouTube video by taraso63
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A list of names I call my pet rabbit, Mouse:
Mouse; Mousey; Mousely; Moose; Moosely; Small Bear; Sweet Lamb; Kitchen Horse; Tiger; Crazy Legs; Twinkle Toes; Little Face; Little One; Good Girl; Sweetums; Gorgeous; Scamp; Scooter; Nudger.
November 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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'Why?' - an occasional series.

11. 'Bragging rights'
#why
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Damn! I missed The Staves off my shortlist! 🤦🏻‍♂️ That could be a last minute curveball. A good excuse to share one of my favourite music videos though. Absolute heaven 🤗 youtu.be/cQXNUGMERQM?...
The Staves - In The Long Run
YouTube video by Michael Fiebrig
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I read somewhere on the internet today that when you think of a Stone Roses' tune, it's Mani's bass lines that are the first thing you vocalise. There's a lot of truth in that.
November 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This song has grown on me over the years. It's an odd one. Pete sounds like he's channeling Gilbert & Sullivan/music theatre. But for all it's pretentious clumsiness, it sticks in your head. The "you're alone" parts are gorgeous. This is Pete's guide vocal for Roger.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW-O...
Guitar And Pen (Pete Townshend Guide Vocal)
YouTube video by The Who - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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oh, that's... that's not... you can't call it that
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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game design 101
November 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I refuse to believe that witches' tits have ever been anywhere near this cold.
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Beatle nerds unpicking the new Anthology tracks.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L76K...
13 NEW BEATLES TRACKS! GTE Breaks Down Anthology 4 (with Clips, Isolations and HOT TAKES!) | Ep. 39
YouTube video by Gear, There and Everywhere
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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The NorFolk fashion brand on sale in Jarrolds may need to rethink their branding...
November 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM